Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Ashton A hamlet in Bainton parish, City of Peterborough district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TF1005). Ashtonfield A suburb of Newcastle in the Maitland council area, New South Wales, Australia. ashtray A receptacle for ash and butts from cigarettes and cigars. Ashtree A Surname. Ashu A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. Ashuelot A community in the town of Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States, named after the Ashuelot River. ashugh A mystic bard, balladeer, or troubadour in the South Caucasus, Iran or Turkey who accompanied their songs with a long-necked lute (saz). Ashur the head of the Assyrian pantheon, later identified with Anshar Ashura A holy day falling on the 10th day of Muharram, an optional fasting day for Sunni Muslim and a commemoration day of the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali in 680 AD for Shia Muslim. Ashurst A village in Ashurst and Colbury parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU340881). Ashutosh A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. Ashvamedha One of the most important Vedic sacrificial rituals related to kings, and name of the Rigvedic hymns 1.162-163 which deal with horse sacrifice. ashvattha Synonym of sacred fig. Ashvegas Nickname for Ashburton: a large town in Canterbury, New Zealand. Ashville A city, the county seat (one of two) of St. Clair County, Alabama, United States. ashwagandha Withania somnifera, a stout shrub that produces red berry-like fruit, native to India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Ashwater A village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX3895). Ashwatthama A hero in Mahabharata; son of Drona. ashweed Goutweed, Aegopodium podagraria. Ashwell A surname. Ashwellthorpe A village in Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM1497). Ashwick A village and civil parish in Mendip district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6348). Ashwin A surname. ashwood Wood of the ash tree. Ashworth A surname from Old English. ashy Resembling ashes (especially in colour); (of a person’s complexion) unusually pale as a result of strong emotion, illness, etc. ASI the Orontes (a river in Lebanon, Syria and Turkey). Asia The largest continent, located east of Europe (typically delimited by the Urals), west of the Pacific Ocean, north of Oceania and south of the Arctic Ocean. Asiad Asian Games asiadapine Any extinct primate of the subfamily Asiadapinae Asiadollar A deposit, in US dollars, held in a bank in Asia. asiago A hard Italian cheese similar to Parmesan. asialated Not sialated asialism Decrease or absence of salivary secretion; xerostomia. asialobiantennary Describing a biantennary oligosaccharide that has no sialic acid component asialofetuin A glycoprotein that can be obtained from fetal calf serum. asialogalactose A galactose moiety from which a sialic acid residue has been removed. asialogalactosylation glycosylation involving a asialogalactose moiety asialoglycan Any glycan that lacks sialic acid groups asialoglycoprotein Any glycoprotein from which the sialic acid residues have been removed asialoorosomucoid A particular asialoglycoprotein asialotetraantennary Describing a tetraantennary oligosaccharide that has no sialic acid component asialotransferrin A transferrin with no sialic acid residues attached asialotriantennary Describing a triantennary oligosaccharide that has no sialic acid component asialylated Not sialylated Asian A person from or with ancestry in East or Southeast Asia, occasionally South Asia. Asianic Asian. Asianism An Ancient Greek rhetorical tendency that arose in the third century BC, favouring emotion, bombast and wordplay over austere formality, and distinguished by the use of a prose rhythm. Asianist A scholar involved in Asian studies; in particular, an anthropologist or linguist who focuses on Asia. Asianization The process of becoming Asian in character or culture Asianize To make something, or someone, more Asian Asianness The quality or characteristic of being Asian. Asiaphile A person interested in Asia or its culture. Asiaphilia A love of Asia. Asiaphobe A person who exhibits Asiaphobia or dislikes Asians Asiaphobia Fear, hate, or dislike of Asians and those of Asian descendant. Asiaphobic Having a fear or loathing of Asian people. asiarch One of the chiefs or pontiffs of the Roman province of Asia, who had the superintendence of the public games and religious rites. Asiarchate The term of office of an Asiarch. Asiatic Asian, specifically, relating to the parts of Asia east of Egypt, i.e the Middle East or West Asia. Asiatical Asiatic; Asian. Asiatically In a (typically) Asian manner; from, in or toward Asia. Asiaticism Something peculiar to Asia or Asians. Asiaticization The process or result of Asiaticizing. Asiaticize To render someone or something Asiatic. Asiaticness The quality of being Asiatic. asiaticoside A triterpenoid, present in the pennywort Centella asiatica, that has antioxidant, antiinflammatory and immunomodulatory properties ASIC A computer programming language related to BASIC. asida A lump of dough, obtained by stirring wheat flour into boiling water, sometimes with added butter or honey aside To or on one side so as to be out of the way. asideness The state or quality of being aside. Asiedu A surname from Akan. asiento A treaty or pact, in Spanish contexts. Asif A male given name from Persian or Urdu. asigmatic Not sigmatic. asigmoidal Not sigmoidal Asikkala A municipality of Päijänne Tavastia, Finland. Asikni Asikni, Chenab (a river in India and Pakistan). asili The central seed or "germinating matrix" of a culture. asilid Any member of the family Asilidae of robber flies. asilomorph Any fly of the infraorder Asilomorpha. asimadoline A drug which acts as a peripherally selective κ-opioid agonist. asimina The pawpaw (Asimina triloba), a fruit-bearing plant. asimmer Simmering. Asimov A surname. Asimova A surname. Asimovian Of or pertaining to Isaac Asimov (1920–1992) or his writings, especially science fiction. Asimovianism The philosophy and political ideology of Isaac Asimov. Asimus A surname from German. ASIN A sitio in the barangay of Nangalisan, Tuba, Benguet, Philippines. asinary Synonym of asinine (“ass-like, donkey-like, in sutbbornness, foolishness, or other ways”). asindero salt farmer; saltmaker asine she-ass. Asingan A municipality of Pangasinan, Philippines. Asinger A surname from German. asinicide The killing of an idiot. asinico A stupid fellow asinine Very foolish; failing to exercise intelligence or judgement or rationality. asininely In an asinine manner; very foolishly. asinineness The quality of being asinine. asininery Asinine activity or behavior. asininity The quality of being asinine; obstinate stupidity asiphonate Lacking a siphon (feeding or breathing tube). Asipovichy A city in Mahilyow Oblast, Belarus. Asir A province of Saudi Arabia. ASIS A surname from Spanish. asisite A yellow tetragonal mineral. asitia Lack of appetite, or loathing of food or eating. asity Any member of the family Philepittidae of small suboscine passerine birds. ask To request (information, or an answer to a question). askability The state or condition of being askable. askable Capable of being stated as a question. askal A variety of mongrel free-ranging dog found in the Philippines. Askam A village in Askam and Ireleth parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Barrow-in-Furness borough (OS grid ref SD2177). askance Of a glance or look: with disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion. Askander A male given name from Arabic [in turn from Ancient Greek], variant of Iskandar and Alexander. askant Aslant; to one side, askance. askar A native infantryman in the Moroccan army. askarel A synthetic electrically insulating liquid which is nonflammable; when decomposed by an electric arc, the gaseous products also are nonflammable. askari A member of a local African military or police unit, usually one serving in a European colonial force. Askaryan A surname. Askeaton A town in County Limerick, Ireland (Irish grid ref R 3350). asked Arsed (bothered; willing to make an effort). askee Somebody who is asked something. askefise One who blows on ashes to bring them to flame. askeletal Lacking a skeleton. asker Someone who asks a question. Askern A town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5613). askew Turned or twisted to one side. askewness The quality of being askew. askey Looking aside. Askham A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY5123). askhole A person who asks for advice but refuses to follow it. askile Askant. Askin A surname. asking That asks; that expresses a question or request. askingly In an asking manner; so as to ask. askip Skipping. asklepian The symbol of a rod entwined with a serpent, ⟨⚕⟩, which represents healing and medicine. askos An Ancient Greek pottery vessel used to pour small quantities of liquids such as oil. Askren A surname. Askrigg A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SD9491). Askvoll A municipality and village therein, in Vestland county, Norway, previously in Sogn og Fjordane. Askwith A village and civil parish in the Harrogate district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE169482). aslake To abate; diminish. Aslan A surname from Turkish. Aslanian A surname from Armenian. Aslanlar Galatasaray S.K. aslant At or on a slant; in a slanting or sloping direction. aslantwise aslant; in a slanting orientation